Florida's big concern: The Gators are seen as an up-tempo team because they score a lot of points—and run an offense that's rated third in offensive efficiency at kenpom.com—but that's not really true. They only average 65.0 possessions per game, which is 220th in the country; Marquette, on the other hand, averages 71.5 possessions, which is 16th in the nation. "I think it benefits us, a team that wants to go up and down," Erving Walker said. The Gators might want to get caught up in the flow, but they have to be careful. They haven't played a 40-minute game with more than 70 possessions since a loss to Syracuse way back on Dec. 2. When youre running 400s all season, stepping into a 100-yard dash isn't necessarily a simple transition, regardless of any natural talent level. The Gators have to be cautious. "I think both of us are going to run, we just need to get back on defense and communicate," Kenny Boynton said.

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Marquette's big concern: If Marquette keeps Florida from hitting a bunch of 3-pointers, the Gators absolutely cannot win this game, right? Right? Wrong. In the first two NCAA Tournament games, the Gators shot 27.5 percent from beyond the 3-point arc (14-of-51) and 76.4 percent on 2-point attempts (42-of-55). Yes, the Gators are most dangerous when they're lighting it up from deep, and that is a huge part of their game plan—they've hit at least 10 triples 22 times this season—but it's not all of it. "Everybody knows that they lead the country in 3-point field goal makes, but there's very few teams that have that offensive rebounding percentage that at the same time have those offensive efficiency type numbers," Marquette coach Buzz Williams said. "So it's as potent an offensive team as I've studied this year." Marquette can't fall in love with guarding the 3-point line and ignoring the rebounding aspect of playing defense. Florida's guards also have the potential to frustrate the Marquette ballhandlers in much the same way Louisville did in the Big East Tournament, when the Golden Eagles turned the ball over 26 times. Ball security will be huge.

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Pivotal matchup: Brad Beal vs. himself. In Florida's 25 wins this season, the 6-foot-3 freshman is shooting a robust 47.4 percent from the field, and 37.2 percent from the 3-point line. In Florida's 10 losses, he's at 35.2 and 23.6. He's been preparing for the mental aspect of playing against the Marquette defense. "The last two practices have probably been our most physical practices we've had," he said. "We've been fouling each other and slapping at the ball. We're prepared for them." The Gators better hope thats true.

Bottom line: This should be an entertaining contest between two teams that love to shoot the basketball and love to cause a little chaos on the court.